ARCH 621 Creativity in Architectural Design and the Roles of Metaphors

Definition of something as design requires the precondition that it is the result of creativity. As a consequence, design is not a logical synthesis of components achieved through analysis. Architectural design could be considered as a creative interpretation and a hermeneutic activity. The basic rationale behind this course is the generally accepted efficiency of this consideration in respect to design process. The role of metaphors in a hermeneutic activity is considerably important because it is possible to evaluate metaphors as tools which are beneficial in revealing the hidden potentials and unconscious capacity of people and achieving creative ends. Many examples from past to present prove this potential of metaphors to us. It is seen that especially the prominent architects today use this tool extensively and, consequently, they reach effective results. Within the framework of these arguments, this course aims to investigate the relationship of topics like creativity, unconscious capğacity and hermeneutics with design based on the examples.

ARCH607 ARCHİTECTURE AND SCİENCE

Students are guided through prudent research methods that inform and inspire architectural design in academia and practice. Following an introduction to design research in general, traditional and current inquiry methods and application of findings in addressing architectural problems and opportunities are explored. 

ARCH614 composite building materials and design principles

NEW MATERIALS AND ARCHITECTURE WILL BE RELATATED AREA. THIS CORSE LEAD TO LEARN ABOUT NANO MATERIALS AND HOW ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERS USE THEM IN ARCHITECTURAL ERA.

ARCH619 ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY IN SCIENCE FICTION MOVIES

The course analyses the meaning and significance of architecture and urban space in science fiction movies of the 1920s to the 2000s. Attention is paid to how and which architecture (and technology) is displayed in dystopian visions of the future in movies of the modern and post-modern eras, and to what extent architecture reflects contemporary architectural trends, theories and the Zeitgeist. The dystopian visions repeatedly suggest an anti-democratic future world of surveillance, of the control of international corporations and of totalitarian societies, against which few rebellious individuals fight surprisingly an often successful battle. The architecture of these worlds is variously rendered in Art Déco, (Nazi-) Classicism, the International Style, Brutalism, High Tech/Slick Tech, an eclectic Historicism, in vernacular and “eco-” forms, and situated in (decayed) skyscraper mega-cities or within an idyllic natural environment. Finally, the question is raised if the genre science fiction is able to imagine a true futuristic architecture or if it is rather trapped in its respective time. The course is based on the analysis of selected movies and the reading of scholarly literature on the subject.


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